Shloka 246

Rāmopākhyāna—Rāma–Sītā Origins and the Opening of Rāvaṇa’s Genealogy

Devanagari script

बहुव्यालमृगाकीर्ण त्यक्तुं द्वैतववनं वनम्‌ । इस प्रकार चिन्तासे घिरे हुए महात्मा युधिष्ठिरके मनमें यह विचार उत्पन्न हुआ कि “अनेक प्रकारके सर्पों तथा मृगोंसे भरे हुए इस द्वैतववनको छोड़कर हम कहीं अन्यत्र चले चलें"

Transliteration

bahu-vyāla-mṛgākīrṇaṁ tyaktuṁ dvaita-vanaṁ vanam |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Surrounded by anxious thoughts, the high-souled Yudhiṣṭhira formed this resolve: “This Dvaitavana forest is crowded with many kinds of serpents and wild beasts; let us leave it and go elsewhere.” The moment reflects a dharmic prudence—choosing a safer course for the protection of one’s companions rather than clinging to a place that has become perilous.

Word by Word

• बहु: many, much
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• व्याल: serpents (wild reptiles)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative/Accusative, Plural (as compound-member sense)

• मृग: deer/animals
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative/Accusative, Plural (as compound-member sense)

• आकीर्णम्: filled, crowded
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-कीर्ण (√कॄ/किर्)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• त्यक्तुम्: to abandon, to leave
• Type: Verb
• Root: √त्यज्
• Form: Infinitive

• द्वैतवनम्: the Dvaitavana (forest named Dvaita)
• द्वैतवनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वैतवन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वनम्: forest
• वनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Dvaitavana (Dvaita forest)
• serpents (vyāla)
• wild animals (mṛga)